Best Eschatological work on Revelation to date!

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	• Revelation: Four Views: A Parallel Commentary Thomas Nelson, 1997 - 608 pages average customer review:based on 38 reviews view larger image
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Must-have

This is a tremendously helpful tool. It gives balanced commentary in parallel columns from four viewpoints. Most '4 views' books on the book of Revelation compare and contrast dispensational premil., histoirc premil, amil and postmil views. Gregg sees these 4 categories as a helpful 'x-axis' on eschatology. But the 'y-axis' is formed by 4 other categories. If predeictive prophecy is seen as a hourglass from the vantage point of the early 21st century: there is 1. preterist (hourglass full on bottom, empty on top), 2. futurist (full on top, empty on bottom); 3. historicist (half on top, half bottom), and 4. spiritual (full on top and bottom!).

SOme combinations are impossible (dispensational premil is always futurist; postmil is never futurist). SO there are 12 boxes possible. For example, the Reformers were historicist and amil. Augustine: spiritual and amil. Kuyper: futurist and amil. 7th Day Adventists: historicist and historic premil. Tim LaHaye: futurist and dispensational premil. etc. etc.

The book looks at that less commonly understood 'y-axis' at least for the bulk of Revelation: chapters 3-19.

Beefy, well-packaged and balanced (i never determined the author's personal view!).

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Steve Gregg is my hero.

Steve Gregg is the most humble, down to earth man alive. I am honored to have met such a great Christian man. This book is a must for those trying to understand the book of Revelation. If any are interested in what the bible teaches on a variety of subjects, check out his website for free lectures and MP3's. www.thenarrowpath.com

Everything there is free, unlike other "Christian" websites who charge for everything.

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Great book

Gregg has done so much work in putting this together. Instead of reading and digging into multiple commentaries for many viewpoints, they are all here in one volume. This is particularly helpful in the older and less popular viewpoints of the spiritualist/idealist and historicist. (It is easy to find viewpoints on the preterist and futurists)

My only caution with the book is that eschatology cannot be understood simply by studying Revelation. You must study many of the Old Testament passages, particularly in Genesis, Psalms, Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Zechariah. Gregg's book does not adequately deal with these with respect to the 4 views thoroughout. Otherwise, a great book!

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Best Eschatological work on Revelation to date!

Think you know Revelation. Well you don't. Not till you read Steve Greggs critical work. No bias comes through, just hard hitting arguments on all of the known positions that have been debated for close to 1500 years. All the arguments are well defined and polished and are presented in a very digestible format.

The side by side comparo's are close to what the "harmony of the gospels" is like. Very nice. Well researched and you'll find yourself changing your mind about what position you hold just about every 5th page. Well worth the read.

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Great survey

This is a very well done book. SG lays out the major commentary themes that have existed for the book of Revelation since its' writing. Particulary unique is that for the most part, he avoids commentary on the commentary. That is, unless clearly stated otherwise he avoids coloring the different views with his own beliefs and opinions.

On a personal level, this book will be a challenge for most everyone and probably be a bit of threat to some. That's because we are used to being taught from an "I know for sure what's going to happen" perspective.

At a high level, it seems that the Revelation of John covers the whole of the Christian age. How this is accomplished has and will be debated until everything found in the book is completed.

In the end, the point is not to be open to every wind of doctrine or new idea. It is however to be open to God's leading and relationship with us, even when that leading challenges us down to our core. G's book is a wonderful implicit statement of this principle.

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An even-handed summary of the four traditional views of Revelation in parallel columns. This convenient presentation not only gives you the information you need on these key views, but also informs you about outstanding commentators on the book of Revelation throughout much of church history. A wonderful addition to any Bible study resource library.

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